On February 14th, 2010, StandingCyclist.com friend
Courtney Davis participated in a very special event. The 2010 Wishing Well Miles
For Meso is a 5K event held in South Florida to raise awareness and funds for Mesothelioma cancer research and treatment.
This is a very personal endeavor for Courtney and her family. Her father was diagnosed with the disease in 2006. Proceeds
from the run will benefit the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation.
Courtney was an important
part of our 2009 Lake Champlain Stand Up To Cancer "Standing" Cyclist Tour. She was the photojournalist who helped us reach thousands of viewers on FOX44, raising awareness for the cause on a grand
scale. Join us in supporting Courtney's efforts.
Aside
from being a mesothelioma sufferer, Courtney's father Larry Davis is the Race Director for The 2010 Wishing Well - Miles for
Meso 5K. With complex surgeries and grueling chemo treatments behind him, Larry's passion for exercise and nutrition now fuels
his survival. His most recent accomplishment - a Thanksgiving Day Triathlon.
Larry
is an avid distance runner whose community efforts and tireless contribution to raising mesothelioma awareness in South
Florida has led him to organize this 5K event. An inspiration to many, he continues to fight this terrible disease for which
there is little treatment and no known cure.
A word from Courtney:There
is very little known about how to treat this cancer. What we do know about mesothelioma is that it results in death. I’m
lucky because my dad has...outlived every doctors’
expectation. I’d like to bring that luck to others…if you’d be willing to donate, every little bit helps.
Thank you. ~Courtney
